Command-Line Parameters

Applies To: Application Virtualization

Use the following Application Virtualization Sequencer parameters to sequence an application and to upgrade a sequenced application package at the command prompt. In the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer directory, you would enter
SFTSequencer
, followed by the appropriate parameter.

/HELP
or
/?

Use to display the list of parameters available for command-line sequencing.

/INSTALLPACKAGE
or
/I

Use to specify the installer or a batch file for the application to be sequenced.

/INSTALLPATH
or
/P

Use to specify the package root directory.

/OUTPUTFILE
or
/O

Use to specify the path and file name of the SPRJ file that will be generated.

Important

The
/OUTPUTFILE
parameter is not available when opening a package that you do not intend to upgrade.

/FULLLOAD
or
/F

Use to specify whether to put everything in the primary feature block.

/PACKAGENAME
or
/K

Use to specify the package name of the sequenced application.

/BLOCKSIZE

Specifies the SFT file block size that will be used to stream the package to client computers. You can select one of the following values:

4 KB

16 KB

32 KB

64 KB

You should consider the size of the SFT file when you specify the block size. A file with a smaller block size takes longer to stream over the network but is less bandwidth-intensive. Files with larger block sizes use more network bandwidth.

/COMPRESSION

Use to specify the method for compressing the SFT file as it is streamed to the client.

/MSI
or
/M

Use to specify generating a Microsoft Windows Installer package for the sequenced application.

/DEFAULT

Specifies the default SPRJ file that will be used when creating a virtual application package. This file is used as the .sprj template when the application is sequenced for the first time.

/UPGRADE

Specifies the path and file name of the SPRJ file that will be upgraded.

/DECODEPATH

Specifies the directory on the sequencing computer where the files associated with the sequenced application package are installed. Use one of the following formats when specifying the directory: